{"id":3150,"date":"2017-06-13T07:10:44","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T07:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/?p=3150"},"modified":"2017-07-03T11:12:34","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T11:12:34","slug":"sober-students-guide-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2017\/06\/13\/sober-students-guide-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Not THAT into clubbing? Fear not!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you, like me, are more likely to be found drinking tea than tequila on an average Saturday night, or if you\u2019d just like a few ideas of the fun you can have in York which doesn\u2019t assume alcohol as fuel, here are some suggestions!<\/p>\n

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  1. Caf\u00e9s, caf\u00e9s, and more caf\u00e9s!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You may have heard that York has a pub for every day of the year. But what strikes you when walking around the beautiful city is the volume and variety of caf\u00e9s. There are of course the likes of Costas and Starbucks if you want a familiar pit stop, but wander around inside York\u2019s walls and you\u2019ll find an incredible wealth of places to have a cuppa and some food. Coffee connoisseurs head to the classy Spring Espresso; veggie-heads to Goji for irresistible carrot cake; chocoholics to Brew & Brownie; the list goes on and on. If the weather is good, take in the wonderful views across the city by walking along the walls, stopping at every Gate for a refuel in the caf\u00e9s near\u00a0each one! (a more civilised version of the pub crawls you\u2019re likely to be tempted by in Freshers’ Week!) Every time I\u2019m in town I notice a new independent coffee shop or fairytale-wonky sidestreet filled with interesting caf\u00e9s. Go and explore!<\/p>\n

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    1. Nature, nature everywhere<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      My favourite thing about living on campus in first year was being right next to the lake. True, it\u2019s not the most<\/em> picturesque of campuses in grey weather, but the lake provides a lot of welcome open space, greenery and fascinating (and adorable in spring) birdlife. Head to the Quiet Space next to Heslington Hall to get lost among the giant hedges, or take a picnic out to the grassy expanse of Walmgate Stray. And if you\u2019re in town, the beautiful Museum Gardens are not to be missed \u2013 a little pocket of peace and quiet in the middle of town. If you\u2019re looking for something a bit more outgoing, hop on a bus or a train and go for a walk in the Dales national park, or to the seaside at Whitby or Scarborough! It takes less than a couple of hours to be swimming in the (cold) sea and it\u2019s wonderful to have a change of scenery.<\/p>\n

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      You can sit right in the ruins!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
        \n
      1. Ooh, I wanna dance with somebody\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        If you want the thrill of loud music and dancing around like nobody\u2019s watching, you don\u2019t need to confine yourself to club nights. Every Monday in V-bar on campus there\u2019s a student-run jazz night, where really talented musicians jam together and you get to watch and listen for free \u2013 definitely try and get there at least once, but it happens every week! There are also ceilidhs every month in town, which are both more fun and more exercise than you might assume.<\/p>\n

        \"Ceilidhs<\/p>\n

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        1. Go on, be a tourist\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          One of the great things about living in a tourist-friendly town like York is that you can never get stuck for something to do in town. If there aren\u2019t festivals going on, there\u2019s still the famous Shambles (it really, really does look like Diagon Alley), countless buskers (look out for the Magic Glass Ball Man), a Cat Trail (trust me), ghost tours and surprisingly well-stocked museums and galleries (yes, they\u2019re actually interesting). There\u2019s always something going on, so if you need a break from studying or something a bit more stimulating than sitting in a bar, head into town!<\/p>\n

          \"Scampering
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          1. CHOCOLATE\"York's<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            You may or may not know that there are a few chocolate factories around, and if the wind\u2019s blowing in the right direction the whole place genuinely smells like chocolate. It\u2019s amazing. If the smell isn\u2019t enough for you though, there are an impressive number of chocolate and fudge \u2013 shops around town, where you can watch the gorgeous stuff being made and even learn about the history behind it in \u201cYork\u2019s Chocolate Story\u201d. Personally, I think chocolate\u2019s a much more delicious mind-altering substance than alcohol\u2026<\/p>\n

            So there you have it, just a few ideas of what to get up to around York if you\u2019re less into clubbing and hangovers than the stereotypical student. It\u2019s very much possible to have a great time at uni without drinking, so don\u2019t worry about not finding things to do. Freshers\u2019 Week can be full of people wanting to get drunk a lot, but there will also be lots of other people not necessarily as keen on it (at least not every night!) and there are PLENTY of other societies.<\/p>\n

            But of course, if you still want a bit of tipple, there is a pub for every day of the year\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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I'm a second-year music student at York, orginally from London. I currently live with three other second-years in a smallish house, ten minutes' cycle from campus and from the hotel where I work as a part-time waitress. In first year I lived in Eric Milner-White, a self-catered block in Vanbrugh college, and it was great! I love the campus, and my department is fabulous, and York itself is wonderful. I'm very happy to help people decide if York, and music, is right for them the way it has been for me, and I'll try to convey my enthusiasm for it all without ignoring the inevitable tricky bits! University isn't (like any big part of your life) going to be absolutely plain sailing, but nor does it have to be terrifying or impossible. Get in touch if you have any questions and good luck with your decisions!","url":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/author\/sk1288\/"}]}},"uoy_author":{"name":"Sarah","bio":"Hi! I'm a second-year music student at York, orginally from London. 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Get in touch if you have any questions and good luck with your decisions!","image":{"src":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=200&d=mm&r=g","width":200,"height":200,"alt":""}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peJQl8-OO","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","custom_fields":{"_edit_lock":["1499085363:64"],"_edit_last":["64"],"_pp_is_autodraft":["1"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":[""],"_yoast_wpseo_content_score":["30"],"_wpas_done_all":["1"],"_publicize_pending":["1"],"_jetpack_related_posts_cache":["a:1:{s:32:\"75b9a3f9f25d2c7f067e5d5e22374cc0\";a:2:{s:7:\"expires\";i:1616640655;s:7:\"payload\";a:3:{i:0;a:1:{s:2:\"id\";i:4104;}i:1;a:1:{s:2:\"id\";i:4609;}i:2;a:1:{s:2:\"id\";i:2586;}}}}"]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3150\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}